Books by "Lewis E. Braverman"
1 books found
Discover the SANA Diet: A New Approach to Health Are you interested in how diet impacts your overall well-being, especially brain health? This book delves into the intricate relationship between what you eat and your body's functions. The SANA diet presents a research-based guide to an anti-inflammatory lifestyle for a healthy gut and lifelong physical, mental, and cognitive well-being. Here's what you'll find inside: A Deep Dive into Diet & Health: Explore various popular diets (Mediterranean, DASH, MIND) and understand their strengths and weaknesses. Learn why the book proposes the SANA Diet, a novel and unique approach. Focus on Gut Health: Discover how your gut microbiome influences inflammation and overall health. The book emphasizes the importance of supporting a healthy commensal microbiome and intestinal integrity for preventing chronic disease and premature aging. Cognitive Health: The book reviews and explains recent findings on the impact of diet and lifestyle on Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and vascular dementia, and integrates this information into dietary and lifestyle recommendations. Beyond General Guidelines: Unlike most diets, this goes into the details. You'll learn about specific foods and their methods of preparation that impact nutrient digestion and inflammation. DAD Scoring System: The book introduces a Dietary Anti-inflammatory and Digestibility (DAD) rating system to help you make informed food choices. Lifestyle is Key: The book emphasizes a holistic approach, including the importance of sleep, exercise, indoor air quality, stress management, and social connections in addition to diet. Prevention vs. Reversal: Understand the difference between preventing diseases like dementia versus trying to reverse them, with a focus on proactive health. Detailed and Scientific: The book provides scientific reasoning, references, and in-depth explanations of why certain foods are recommended or avoided. It emphasizes the importance of proper preparations of the foods, and provides some sample recipes as illustrations. Who is this book for? Audience: - Health professionals and researchers in neurology, nutrition, and aging - Functional and integrative medicine practitioners - Medical students and continuing education learners - Nutritionists - Others who want to understand the science behind diet and health, and learn about chronic disease and dementia prevention. Note: This book is detailed and includes scientific concepts. It's ideal for readers who are interested in the research and the mechanistic underpinning SANA diet is based upon. If you prefer a simple diet guide, this might not be the right fit.